RevCycle Intelligence February 3, 2023
By Victoria Bailey

The CMS nursing home ownership information on the Care Compare website uses confusing terminology and does not allow consumers to identify common ownership and quality across facilities, GAO found.

CMS nursing home ownership information does not align with the characteristics of effective transparency tools, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

CMS oversees the more than 15,000 nursing homes in the US that participate in Medicare and Medicaid, ensuring that the facilities meet certain quality standards. Past research has shown that nursing home care quality may be related to their ownership.

CMS collects nursing home ownership information, including profit status, owner names, and chain ownership, to help boost transparency, safety, quality, and accountability. The agency publishes this...

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Topics: CMS, GAO, Govt Agencies, Post-Acute Care, Provider, Survey / Study, Trends
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